Pole holder or carrier



Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALBERT BEERSTECHER, OF CENTERVILLE, MICHIGAN.

POLE HOLDER OR CARRIER.

Application filed November I a citizen of the'United States, residing atCenterville, St. Joseph County, Michigan,

have invented certain new and useful Im-.

provements in Pole Holdersor Carriers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved clamp carrier structure for fishpoles on automobiles.

The object of the invention is to provide such a structure which is verysimple to manufacture, efiective in use, and will avoid several views.

any rattling when in place, and will further eflectively hold the polesso that they will not be rattled, and which is very economical toproduce.

Objects which pertain to details of construction and operation willappear from the detailed description to follow. I accomplish the objectsof the invention by the devices and means described in the followingspecification. The invention is pointed out and defined in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of thisapplication, in which:

Fig. I is a detail view of a pair of my improved carrier clamps,indicated in position on the fenders of an automobile, the fenders beingindicated by dotted lines.

Fig. II is an enlarged detail transverse sectional view showing anelevation of my improved clamp, the fender and pole being in crosssection.

Fig. III :is a plan view of the clamp with retaining spring gnitt'ed. I

Fig. IV is a detail elevation 'view' from the right side of Fig. II.

Fig. V is an enlarged detail showin the method of engaging and retainingthe holder spring by its shank and eye-loop.

Fig. VI is a detail of the blank from which my improved clamp carrierstructure is formed.

In the drawing similar numerals of reference refer to similar partsthroughout the Referring to the parts of the drawing by their numbers, 1is the main upright shank of each carrier clamp. This is oflset at 2 atits lower end under the projecting flange of an automobile fender. It isturned into an engaging loop 8 which engages the verti- ,cal flange or,brace rib of the said. fender 21, 1924. Serial No. 751,280.

I underneath the top of the fender. The fen- -der rib is perforated atthis point and the loop part 3 is clamped in place by a short bolt 4therethrough having wing nut 5. The upper portion of the standard 1 ofthe clamp is offset at 6 to locate the clamp definitely over the fenderand within the borders of the same. The shank is then extendedvertically at 7 and is split longitudinally and bent outwardly laterallyin T- form at 8 and 9, with uprights 81 and 91 at each side, forming anembracing fork. The upright 81 is perforated at 82 to receive the holderspring 10, which is formed into an eye 11 and inserted through theperforation. The member 91 is slotted at intervals on its edgediagonally upward at 92 (Figs. IV, V, and VI) to receive a shank 12 onthe holder spring 11 which terminates in an eye loop 13'whereby thespring may be pulled taut over a pole 14 placed within the same, anddrawn into the slot. Owing to the angle at which the spring is drawn, itwill be retained within the slot by the elasticity of the spring veryfirmly without any further manipulation, and can be readily removed bylateral pressure on the ring 13. All poles or articles in the fork willbe securely held.

. The fender 15 illustrated is the usual sheet metal fender with avertical supporting rib underneath its outer flange, which aflords avery eflective and convenient means for attaching my improved clamp orpole carrier.

:However, the structure can be formed to attach to a fender atany pointand be very effective. It is very strongly attached without marring thefender at the point indicated. f

I desire to claim the structure specifically in the form illustrated andwith the method of attaching, and also broadly, as pointed out in theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let- "ters Patent is:

1. -A pole carrier comprising a vertical shank 1, with lateral portionextending beneath the fender, with attaching loop with transverse boltbeneath the same, an offset portion bent upwardly to form a verticalshank disposed within the border of the fender and slit vertically andbentoutwardly to form fork supports with upwardly extending members ateach side, one member being perforated and the other being diago- 'nallyslotted at its-edge, and a. spring with suitable eye for attaching tothe perforation and with a shank and ring at the opposite end forengagement with the said slot to 5 retain a pole or other articlesyieldingly and lf lnler pressure in the said holder, as specie binationof a. suitable shank terminating in 10 an upward fork one fork member'ofwhich 2. In a pole holder or carrier, the comis provided with adownwardlyv opening oblique slot a coiled holding spring across the samepivotally secured at one end to one fork member and detachably securedat the opposite end by engagement with said suita- 15 ble oblique slot,as specified. y

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT BEERSTECHER.

